The 2019-2020 academic years starts out strong with the Department of Architecture
being awarded a total of $7,000 during this first round of Undergraduate Research
& Creative Activities (URCA) funding from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Congratulations to 7 Architecture thesis students—Jared, Devon, Ana, Breck, Caleb, Marysia and Chase—for receiving URCA awards for the maximum amount of $1,000 each to present their research at professional conferences this fall: ACSA: Less Talk | More Action: Conscious Shifts in Architectural Education Conference at Stanford University, California and Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) Conference at Clemson University, South Carolina.
Jared Triemer: Faith in Humanity: an exploration of spiritually inclusive architecture (advisor:
Tim Frank)
Devon Sams: Golden Scrutiny: from Analog-to-Digital (advisor: Peter Pittman)
Ana Giron: Imaginative Engagement: Consolidating Play and Learning through the Spatial Design
of Classrooms (advisor: Arash Soleimani)
Breck Small: Primary Focus: A New Precedent for Ugandan Education (advisor: Giovanni Loreto)
Caleb Lawrence: Atlanta, The Forest City? (advisor: Ed Akins)
Marysia LaRosa: Urban Revitalization of the Rust Belt City (advisor: Ed Akins)
Chase Sisk: How the Automobile Changes Monroe (advisor: Marietta Monaghan) For information on annual student travel funds available to KSU students, please visit
the Office of Undergraduate Research